The Develolpment of Aerosol Generating Procedure (AGP) Shields for Anaesthetic Use

管理NHS员工接触COVID-19的能力主要是通过采用严格的个人防护设备来推动的。虽然有效，但它不能减少工作空间（通常是医院手术室）中存在的病毒载量，并且不能解决手术室容量因深度清洁的必要需求而显著减少的问题。该项目将开发一种屏蔽的应用，以解决这两个问题。第一，通过减少病毒载量，可以减轻接触的风险和后果，第二，通过将其封闭在防护罩内。该项目将使剧院吞吐量恢复到可持续的“新常态”状态。该研究项目的目的是开发所需的生产批量准备过程，在一组医院中对盾牌进行服务评估，并建立一个物流和商业模式，以便在英国健康支持网络中更广泛地使用。

The ability to manage the exposure of NHS staff to COVID-19 has been driven predominantly by the adoption of stringent PPE. Though effective, it does not reduce the viral load present in the working space, generally the hospital theatre, and does not address the concern that theatre capacity has been significantly diminished by the essential need to deep clean taking a longer time than before. The project will develop the application of a shield to address both issues. Firstly, through the reduction of viral load, the risk and consequences of exposure could be alleviated and, secondly, by containment within the shield. The project will improve theatre throughput back to a sustainable "new normal" state. The intent of the research project is to develop the production volume ready process required, conduct a service evaluation of the shield in a cohort of hospitals and to establish a logistical and business model for their wider use across the UK health support network.